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The Daily Word sees fires, fires, everywhere

A fast-growing wildfire northwest of Los Angeles has already forced thousands to evacuate and is threatening a U.S. naval base.

While ground crews continued to battle the 50-acre Piedra fire in the Sandias, several more fires of suspicious origin sparked along the La Luz Trail and in Rio Rancho.

Jury panel in Philadelphia debating murder charges against abortion provider Kermit Gosnell as they start their third full day of deliberations.

Amber Alert issued for missing teens Misty Chyann Sloan and Savannah Meshell Sloan out of Kingsland, Texas.

America’s worst professional baseball team is from New Mexico. Yaaay.

Fugitive Joanne Chesimard is the first woman on the FBI’s list of Most Wanted Terrorists.

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        V.20 No.21 | 5/26/2011
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        The Engine Crew Captain

        Fighting wildfires in New Mexico

        Sunbear Vierra wears a wildland firefighter uniform to his interview with the Alibi. He has to be prepared to leave at a moment's notice. Donning flame-resistant pants and a Forest Service T-shirt, Vierra says he's not optimistic about this year. “It looks bad," he says.

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